Day #155
Back in October of 2018 I did some demolition in the old kitchen. During the demo I discovered some carpenter ant / termite damage. Today I will be patching the floor in this area and framing the rest of the water heater enclosure i.e. the “Chokey”.
Removing the damaged wood the resulted in a hole with multiple levels. I patched the various levels, one at a time up to the bottom of the 3/4″ tongue & groove pine flooring. The images below walk you through the process.
The hole before any floor patching. The small piece of wood is the first patch.
The first level is patched, ready for the next level,
Ready to glue in the second level of floor patch.
The second level is patched.
Restoring the stud bearing with a triangular block of oak.
The hole is patched up to the bottom of the pine flooring.
Moisture barrier is installed.
The final pieces of pine are patched in.
Next up was the rest of the framing for the water heater enclosure. I am moving the water heater out of the back closet so I can turn it into a hallway with an outside door to the porch. The new location for the water heater is hear in the kitchen. I immediately dubbed it the “Chokey” as a tribute to Matilda. Mark my words, if you don’t behave you will be sent to the Chokey.
As you can see, nothing fancy about the framing. The section of floor that I patched above is right inside the enclosure.
Next weekend I will start the framing for the last new window in the living room. I think Henry, Studger and Phil will be visiting too, so I can’t guarantee that we will be working the whole weekend.